Christmas tree ornament



DE WITT C. LE FEVRE CHRI STMAS TREE ORNAMENT Filed Deo. 27, 1933 SMQ/who@ mw/m c. @TM

Patented Mar. 1,9, 1935 i UNITE Claims.

My invention relates to Christmas tree ornaments and method of making the same.

The general object of the invention is the provision of inexpensive, durable and pleasing vari- 5 ousiy colored ornaments adapted for the decoration of Christmas trees and for other ornamental purposes.

A further object of the invention is the provision of means whereby excessive accumulation of coloring matter or paint at any particular point will be prevented from accumulating unevenly at any point.

Heretofore ornaments of this general type have generally been very fragile and comparatively expensive due to the high initial cost and percentage of breakage while in use. Furthermore the packing cost of these prior ornaments is high due to the precautions which must be taken against breakage during shipment.

The foregoing and other objections are obviated, and the advantages stated are attained according to the present invention by making the ornaments from tough flexible fibrous sheet material, comprising a porous body the top and bottom surfaces of whichare relatively impervious to moisture.

In the vaccompanying drawing forming a part of this specification:

Figure 1 is a perspectiveview partly broken away of a sheet of fibrous material such as used for the ornaments according to the invention;

Figure 2 is a side view of an ornament;

Figure 3 is a sectional view on line 3 3 of Figure 2; and

Figure 4 is an enlarged sectional View on line 4-4 of Figure 2 showing the capillary suction action of the material on the paint used for covering the cut out ornament.

Referring more particularly to the drawing 1 denotes a tough, porous and flexible sheet of fibrous material such as vegetable fiber. The opposing faces 3 and 4 of sheet 1 are rendered smooth and relatively impervious to water, by the application of heat and pressure whereas the intermediate body portion 5 is highly porous. The hardness of opposing surfaces 3 and 4 and their porosity in relation to intermediate body portion 9 will be regulated by thesubstance to be absorbed and the manner of absorbing or coating.

Ornaments 6 of any desired shape cut from sheet 1 are given a luminous coating by dipping them in a bath of aluminum paint or the like contained in a tank not shown, and are then hung on drying racks also not shown. The relatively impervious smooth faces 7 and 8 of ornament 6 (Cl. i1-16) take up comparatively little paint and that Which is not quickly absorbed by these surfaces or which does not drain oif quickly will be sucked in by the capillary action of the highly pervious or porous intermediate body portion 9, thus guarding against excessive accumulation of paint and as suring smooth edges between the top and bottom faces '7 and 8. If desirable, instead of applying heat and pressure to the sheet 1, to form the smooth hard finish or surfaces 3 and 4, the ornaments 6 may be cut or stamped from the unfinished sheet. In the latter case the smooth hard faces 7 and 8 are formed by applying pressure and heat to the ornaments prior to dipping.

vDue to the fact that the body of ornament 6 is fiat and thin, packing and shipping costs are very low and the flexibility of the article is greatly increased.

While I have shown but one design or configuration embodying my invention it will be understood that many forms or designs may be made. In fact the original design of the ornament may be somewhat altered by bending or reshaping after the ornament leaves the factory. The use of tough pliable fibrous sheet material permits of the ornaments being produced by simple stamping machine operations, and reduces the danger of breakage during manufacture, shipment and use to a minimum.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

1. The herein described method of making Christmas tree ornaments, consisting in smoothing and hardening the surfaces of a porous sheet of tough brous material to reduce the absorbency of such surfaces, cutting ornamental shapes from said sheet and applying luminous paint to said cut out shapes.

2. The herein described method of makingl Christmas tree ornaments, consisting insmoothing and hardening the surfaces of a porous sheet o f tough fibrous material to reduce the absorbency of such surfaces, cutting ornamental shapes from said sheet, .dipping said shapes in luminous paint and hanging the shapes on racks to dry.

3. As an article of manufacture, a Christmas tree ornament comprising a relatively thin hard, flexible and porous fibrous body, the opposing surfaces of said body being smooth and relatively impervious to moisture as compared with said body, to facilitate even application of luminous paint.

4. As an article of manufacture, a Christmas tree ornament comprising a relatively thin iiexible and porous fibrous body formed with opposing smooth surfaces, and of less absorbency in the faces of said body being of less absorbency thanl plane of said surfaces than the edges of said body its edges, cut out portions in said body subdviding to facilitate even application of a luminous paint said bodyinto congurations having substantially i to said body. the same width from edge to edge, and a luminous 5 5. As an article of manufacture, a Christmas paint covering said body.

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